Sources: Avril talks going nowhere

There has been no significant progress in negotiations between Detroit officials and franchise defensive end Cliff Avril, according to sources from both sides.

Earlier this week, Lions' president Tom Lewand seemed to indicate the club preferred the four-year vet sign his $10.6 million tender before any kind of long-term contract discussions would advance, but Avril doesn't seem in any hurry to do so.

The NFL deadline for signing franchise players to multiple-season deals is July 16.

Avril is just 26, had 11 sacks and six forced fumbles in 2011, and is said to be "very conscious" of some of the recent deals for defensive ends, and the market at the position.